Green Action

'Green Action' is a 12 week long volunteering and employability project which provides opportunities for young people from Falkirk and surrounding rural areas to gain practical work experience and training in environment and tourism.

Through the environmental programme, based at Action Outdoors Activity Centre on the Union Canal in Falkirk, volunteers receive training from BTCV Scotland [British Trust for Conservation Volunteers] such as landscaping, tree planting, maintenance and gardening. During the tourism programme, based at The Falkirk Wheel, volunteers will become equipped with retail, catering, waterway operations and customer service skills.

In addition to the work programme there will be a programme of outdoor activities to help the trainees to develop team working and social skills.

The two-year project was launched in 2009 and there will be a total of 100 volunteer placements during this period, with 75 volunteer places ring-fenced for young tenants from Linkwide and Paragon Housing Associations.

Green Action has been funded by Linkwide through Wider Role, and Voluntary Action Fund.

The volunteers receive employability support from Falkirk Council Employment Training Unit and further education advice and information about progressing on to Forth Valley College and/or Oatridge College.

For the latest information visit www.greenactionfalkirk.org.uk